Global Considerations in Asthma Treatment: Management in Low Resource Settings

Neha T Agnihotri; Sharmilee M Nyenhuis

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-32259-4_16

Global Considerations in Asthma Treatment: Management in Low Resource Settings

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023:1426:377-394. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-32259-4_16.

Authors

Neha T Agnihotri¹, Sharmilee M Nyenhuis²

Affiliations

¹ University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep and Allergy, Chicago, IL, USA.
² University of Chicago, Pediatrics, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Chicago, IL, USA. snyenhuis@bsd.uchicago.edu.

PMID: 37464129
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32259-4_16

Abstract

Low-resource settings have a disproportionately higher burden of asthma due to factors that include environmental triggers, access to healthcare, availability of medications, and uncoordinated health systems. The application of guideline-based management can vary, which further impacts the treatment delivered. This chapter aims to outline the global landscape of asthma management, including cultural and social factors, with suggestions for interventions.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Environmental factors; Low- and middle-income countries (LMIC); Phenotypes; Physician-diagnosed asthma; Precision medicine; Prevalence; School-age children; Survey; Triggers; Wheezing.

MeSH terms

Asthma* / drug therapy
Delivery of Health Care
Humans